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A chance find at a car boot sale is set to hit the jackpot for a couple after auctioneers valued their £2 bargain at £1,000 or more.

“The little ceramic wall plaque was lying in the grass underneath one stall and my husband walked past without giving it a second glance,” said the woman, a local government officer who asked not to be named.

“I was following on behind and it caught my eye when I looked down, so I picked it up. I didn’t think much of it at first, but when I turned it over, I saw the name ‘PenDelfin’

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THE TOAST is … a new year of collecting opportunity. Another 12 months in which to indulge one’s passion, splurge yet more cash on knickknacks and fripperies and generally fill walls and any remaining flat surfaces with completely useless objects that you simply cannot live without. But then you’re a true collector, addicted to a [...]

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